An independent court monitor’s report found substantial compliance by the Providence Public School Department with an August 2023 settlement agreement. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)
The Providence Public School District (PPSD) can now move past a federal class action lawsuit over the delivery of special education services for hundreds of preschoolers after being deemed compliant with the terms of a settlement reached two years ago.
An independent monitor has determined that school officials met all the conditions spelled out in an August 2023 settlement, according to an announcement Wednesday morning by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Center for Justice. The settlement was reached in a lawsuit filed in July 2023 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island…